🪷 Hora · Kolkata, West Bengal · 2026-04-30

24-hour planetary-rulership cycle · sunrise-anchored · classical jyotiṣa

कालः कलयतामहम्
Hora is the 1-hour rulership-cycle of the 7 grahas (Sun-Moon-Mars-Mercury-Jupiter-Venus-Saturn) repeating across the 24-hour day. Each hora carries that graha's quality · used for selecting matching activities (Jupiter-hora for teaching · Venus-hora for arts · Saturn-hora for discipline).
#PeriodTimeRuling GrahaBest For
1Day05:05 – 06:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day06:10 – 07:14मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day07:14 – 08:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day08:19 – 09:24शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day09:24 – 10:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day10:29 – 11:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day11:34 – 12:39शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day12:39 – 13:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day13:44 – 14:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day14:49 – 15:53सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day15:53 – 16:58शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day16:58 – 18:03बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:03 – 18:58चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night18:58 – 19:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night19:53 – 20:48गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night20:48 – 21:43मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night21:43 – 22:39सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night22:39 – 23:34शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night23:34 – 00:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night00:29 – 01:24चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night01:24 – 02:19शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night02:19 – 03:14गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night03:14 – 04:09मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night04:09 – 05:04सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 05:05 · Sunset: 18:03 · Timezone: Asia/Kolkata · UTC+5.5

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Continue from this Hora table to the same city-day Pañchāṅga, companion timing tools, machine-readable data, Jyotiṣa references, and Saṁskāra-muhūrta guidance. Timing supports dharma but does not replace guru, family, qualified local, medical, or legal guidance, or surrender to Krishna.

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📚 See Also

📖 References

  1. Bṛhat-Parāśara-Horā-Śāstra (BPHS) · Hora-Adhyāya — The treatise titled "Horā-Śāstra" itself — hora is the foundational time-unit of jyotiṣa
  2. Sūrya-Siddhānta · sunrise computation — Astronomical engine behind hora boundaries
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